I've rounded up my favourite wood puzzles that will help your little ones with alphabet, colours and shapes.
This Hape Alphabet puzzle; this is a favourite in my house because it takes a few minutes of concentration to accomplish. And a few minutes of quiet are nice for mom and child!
If you're interested in joining your little one, you can ask them the colour of the letter they are working on or word that start with the letter.
Sample Dialogue
Gabriel has just found the letter "A"
Mom: Gabriel, thats the letter A. What colour is it? (Gabriel knows all colours but still has trouble with alphabet)
Gabriel: It's Red
Mom: That's right! Did you know "Apple" starts with the letter A? Can you think of another word that starts with A?
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We haven't bought this yet but its on our wishlist and Gabriel may be getting it from Santa. It's on sale right now for only $11.99!
I love this because it's great for hand eye coordination and it promotes creativity.
If you're looking for a game to help with colours and patterns - this one is great.
Have your little one create a pattern and follow the pattern to complete their project
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This game seems great for making the connection between letter and word. I think toddlers would have fun looking for the letters coordinating to something they already know like "House" , "Watch", etc. Stay close by to correct things like "Geese" where they may think it's a bird.
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This is great for learning shapes and problem solving skills
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We have this sight word puzzle and I really noticed Gabriel starting to make the connection between the letters and words and the image - I'm a big fan of this one.
You may want to sit by them as they're playing to join in with asking questions like
"Do you know what word you just spelled?"
Say the letter out loud as they are placing it or say "Ok, now that you found the letter B, it's time to find the letter U. Once found, "great job! you just found the letter U
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